You said, ‘She is my sister.’ Why did you say that? I took her so she could be my wife. But now I give your wife back to you. Take her and go!”
Genesis 12:18 - Easy To Read Version So Pharaoh called Abram. Pharaoh said, “You have done a very bad thing to me! You didn’t tell me Sarai was your wife! Why? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? American Standard Version (1901) And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Common English Bible So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, “What’s this you’ve done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? Catholic Public Domain Version And Pharaoh called Abram, and he said to him: "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me she was your wife? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell ME that she was thy wife? |
You said, ‘She is my sister.’ Why did you say that? I took her so she could be my wife. But now I give your wife back to you. Take her and go!”
But one night, God spoke to Abimelech in a dream. God said, “You will die. That woman you took is married.”
In the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah he had slept with. Jacob said to Laban, “You have tricked me. I worked hard for you so that I could marry Rachel. Why did you trick me?”
Laban said to Jacob, “Why did you trick me? Why did you take my daughters like they were women you captured during war?
Then the Lord said, “What have you done? {You killed your brother!} His blood is like a voice shouting to me from the ground.
Joseph said to them, “Why have you done this? Didn’t you know that I have a special way of learning secrets. No person can do this better than me!”
Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came to you, but you sent him away without hurting him! Why?
Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you? Why did you lead them to do such a bad sin?”
\{Farmers dig small ditches to water their fields. They change where the water goes by closing different ditches.\} The Lord controls a king’s mind just like that. The Lord can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.
Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, {say your prayers}. You should honor the Lord God of Israel and confess your sins to him. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me!”
But in return, you must never make any agreement with the people living in that land. You must destroy their altars. [14] I told you that. But you didn’t obey me!